Stove-casing



J. PORIS.

STOVE CASING.

APPLICATION HLED Nov. s. 1919. 1 ,360,314. Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

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J. PORIS.

STOVE CASING.

vAPPLrcATIoN FILED N0v.a.1919.

1,360,314; I Patented N0v.3o,1920.

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JOHN PORTS, F OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.

STOVE-GASING.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 30, 1920.

Application led November 8, 1919. Seria] No. 336,639.

.To all whom t may concern:

Ee it lrnown that I, Jol-rn Pours, a citizen of Greece, and 'residentof Oshkosh, in the county of Vinnebago and vState of Wisconsin7 have invented new and useful mprovements in Idtoveasing, of which the following is a description7 reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this speciiication.

'lf he present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in heating devices and refers more particularly to a stove casing.

Une object of the present invention is `to provide means whereby a single stove of the ordinary room type may be readily utilized to provide heat for a plurality of rooms.

Another object of my invention is to provide a frame including a plurality of sections adapted to be set in a wall at the point of intersection between several rooms and having` means extending into each room to provide a heat chamber within the frame in which the heating stove is adapted to be placed.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the type described having means for supplying heat to the rooms di rectly communicating with the heat chamber and to rooms at a remote point.

W'ith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds. my invention resides in the novel con struction, combination and arrangement of parts, substantially ashcreinafter described and. more particularly defined by the appended claims, it being understood. that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying, drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of my invention illustrating the same as positioned at the intersection point of the walls of a building.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a corner of a room at the wall intersection illustrating my invention as set in the wall.

Fig. 3 is a front plan :view of one of the doors closing 'the heating chamber from the room..

F ig. fl is an enlarged detail sectional view taken through the upper portion of the door` on the line #lL-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of one of the regulating shut ters I employ forcontrolling the egress of heat from the heat chamber through the doors.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view, partly in section and partly in elevation, of the means l employ for maintaining the door shutters in the desired adjusted position.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken through one of the doors on the line 7-7 of Fig. 3.

l? ig. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of the upper half of the frame structure, parts being removed and parts being broken away and in section to more clearly illustrate details of construction.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken through the upper half of one of the frame sections to illustrate the novel manner of securing the upper closure parts in position,

said View being taken on the line 9---9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 1.0 is a perspective view of my frame structure parts being removed and parts being broken awayand in section to more clearly illustrate sectional details.

Fig. lli is a fragmentary view of the interlocking connection between the frame sections,l parts being broken away and inA section, and

Fig. 12 is` a sectional view taken through Fig. l1 on the line 12-12.

My invention is designed for use in adaptingl an ordinary coal stove for heating a plurality of rooms and is designed to be disposed within a recess` formed at the point of intersection of lthe plurality of walls l5 defining the rooms 16 and embodies two rectangular framestructures l? and 18 adapted to be tted within the recess. F or the 'purpose of safety several bricks of asbestos or the like 19 insulate the frames from the wall.

The frame 17 is formed of a single length of tubular metal bent to form `a rectangle and the frame 18 is also formed of tubular metal, but is in two sections, 20 and 21,l having their ends in locking engagement with the frame 17 as will be later described. Carried by each adjacent frame section is an upper segmental plate 22 and a lower serfmental plate Q3 to form that part of tie heating chamber between the frame struc ture which projects into each room 16 and each extension of the heating chamber is inclosed by a pair of doors' 24 hingedly connected as at 25 to the frame sections. The' doors of each adjacent pair are normally retained in closed position by means of suitable catch or other fastening means 26 and have formed centrally therein an opening closed by an adjustable panel shutter 27 for controlling the egress of air from the heat chamber.

As best shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 the heating stove 28, is positioned within the heating chamber Vformed by the frame structure and the doors 24, and when it is desired to heat any one of the rooms 16 the shutters 27 of the doors communicating therewith are opened and when it is desired vto heat the upper rooms of the house (not shown) the heat is conducted thereto by means of pipes or other conductors 29 leading from out of the upper plates 22. Air is admitted into the heating chamber to provide draft means for'the stove 28 through a damper 30 in each door 24. In the event that coal gases should accumulate within the Vheating chamber about the stove 28, I provide safety valves 31 so that the same may readily pass outwardly of the heating chamberl should the pressure of such gases become excessive. The stove 'pipe 32 of the stove 28 passes through one of the upper I plates 22 to its point of discharge, as best shown in Fig. 1.

The frame sections 20 and 21 have their vends reduced as at 33 and provided witlrre'- cesses 34, which ends project into openings -35 within the frame section 17 andl engage a positioning block 36 carried by the section 17 centrally of each pair of openings 35 as best shown in` Figs. 11 and 12. The lower transverse portions of the sections 17, 20 and 21 areA slightly recessed or grooved as at 37 toprovide'- positioning means for receiving the bottom'plates 23. j

The upper plates 22 are held inv place by means ofbinding jack screws 38 carriedby a threaded'wing' block 39 as best shown :in Figs. 8, 9'and 10.-- For convenience in sef'curing thel hinges'- 25 to the frame sections openings 40ans-'formed therein for convenience in holding'the locking nuts 41 for securing the hinges in place and 'each of these openings-is normally closed by a removable .platev42, the lower plates 42 being held in .place by wing nuts 43 and the upper plates .42Ia're heldin place by means of the wing blocks 39 having threaded engagement with T-head bolts 44 which engage the inner side .of the frame section and thus firmly secure the platein position. The plates 22 are firmly secured between the ends of thel jack screws 38 and the adjacent sections as best shown in Figs. 8 and 9. Theplates 32 have their inner ends secured in place by a centering block 45 carried by a securing bolt 46 also serving to secure the block 3G in position.

The panels 27 each include a plurality oi' medially pivoted sections 47 having inwardly extending arms 48 whereby thc sections of each panel may be pivotally connected together by neans of connecting rods 49 and the lowermost section of each panel is pivotally connected by means ol links 5() with an operating lever 5l. The lever 5l is provided with a plurality of notches 52 in engagement with' the edge ol the door 24 a djacent the opening 53 through which it passes whereby the sections 47 may be maintained in any desired adjusted position. ln order that a snug fit may be had when the panel sections 47 are in closed position, the upper edge of cach section is recessed as at 54 to receive the lower edge 55 of the section thereabove and to prevent the passage of the heated gases along the sides of the sections when closed, strips 56 are pivotally connected therewith and are adapted to cover the adjacent sides of the sections 47 and the adjacent side ol' the door 25 as best shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be at once apparent I provide a heating furnace which will be capable of use with the ordinary heating stove now in general use to adapt the same for heating several adjoining rooms.

wWhat I claim for my invention is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a lrnockdown frame adapted to be set in a recess formed in a wall structure at an intersection point between several rooms, segmental plates detachably secured to the frame and projecting into the rooms to define heating chambers, and doors closing the chambers.

2. A device of the class described com` prising` a knockdown frame adapted to be set in a recess `formed in a wall structure at an intersection point between several rooms and vincluding a plurality of interlocking sections, top and bottom plates carried by the frame sections to provide a chamber projecting into each room, and doors closing the chamber.

3. A. device of the class `described comprising a knockdown frame adapted to be set in a recess formed in a Wall structure at an intersection point between several rooms and including a plurality 01"' interlocking sections, top and bottom plates carried by `adjacent frame sections to provide a heating chamber projecting into each room,`

doors closing the heating chamber, shutters ior adjustably regulating the passage of heat into each room, and a duct leading irom the heating chamber.

5. A device ol the class described comprising a knocldown iframe including tubular sections adapted to be set in a recess :formed in a wall structure at an intersection point between several rooms, interlocking connections between the frame sections, said frame dei'ining a chamber for :receivingl a heating stove, upper and lower plates carried by adjacent frame sections and providing means for extending the chamber into each room, doors carried by the frame sections, and means in the doors for adjustably regulating the egress of heat from the chamber into the rooms.

6. A device of the class described comprising a knockdown frame including tubular sections adapted to be set in a recess formed in a wall structure at an intersection point between several rooms, interlocking connections between the frame sections, said frame deiining a chamber for receiving a heating stove, upper and lower plates carried by adjacent frame sections and providing means for extending the chamber into each room, clamping means for securing the upper plates in position, doors carried by the frame sections, and means in. the doors for adjustably regulating the egress of heat from the chamber into the rooms.

In testimony whereof, I afin; my signature.

JOHN PORIS. 

